Guitar tabs with lyrics
"Why " by The Meat Puppets
from the CD "Too High To Die"
transcribed by Wesley Torres
jiffypop@ibcco.com
This is in 6/8 time but I wrote it in 12/8 to save space.
They use two acoustic guitars on this one.
Intro/Verse:
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
|----------2-----------------2-------|------------------------------------|
|-------3-----3-----------3-----3----|----------2-----------------2-------|
|----2-----------2-----2-----------2-|-------2-----2-----------2----------|
|-0-----------------0----------------|----2-----------2-----2-------------|
|------------------------------------|-0-----------------0-----------0--2-|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------3-----------------3-------|
|----------1-----------------1-------|-------------3-----------------3----|
|-------0-----0-----------0-----0----|----------------0-----------------3-|
|----2-----------2-----2-----------2-|-------0-----------------0----------|
|-3-----------------3----------------|----2-----------------2-------------|
|------------------------------------|-3-----------------3----------------|
That's pretty much the whole thing. There is a chord progression change in
the middle that I haven't figured out yet. Same with the solo. I'll post
those when I get a chance later.
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| Why? , from Meat Puppets, Too High to Die |
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Heres my Tab for "Why ". Play it fingerstyle or with a plectrum.
There are some hammer ons in the main bits as well, like 0h3 when
your going on to the 
C majorC chord etc. Also, I play some of the bits,
like the 
FF chord bit, lower than in the song. Try playing it on
DGBe strings instead of EADG if you like. Whatever sounds best to you...
( theres no timing in the tab but its easy if you play along )
Have fun! Roof with a Hole and Chemical Garden on the way...
( / = slide, h = hammer, p = pull off, ~ = vibrato )
Song Sequence goes something like this:
(
A augmentedA) * 4
(
BB) * 1 or 2 ??
(C majorC) * 2
(
D MajorD) * 2
(A augmentedA) * 2
(BB) * 1 or 2 ??
(C majorC) * 2
-solo 1
(A augmentedA) * 2
(BB) * 1 or 2 ??
(C majorC) * 4
(D MajorD) * 2 or 4 ??
(BB) * 2 or 4 ??
(D MajorD) * 2 or 4 ??
(BB) * 2 or 4 ??
-solo 2
Part A:
chords |-D------------------------A----------------------|
e|-------2-----------2-----------------------------|
BB|-----3---3-------3---3---------2-----------2-----|
G+G|---2-------2---2-------2-----2---2-------2---2---|
D MajorD|-0-----------0-------------2-------2---2-------2-|
A augmentedA|-------------------------0-----------0-----------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
|-C-----------------------G-----------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------1-----------1-----------------------------|
G+G|-----0---0-------0---0---------0-----------0-----|
D MajorD|---2-------2---2-------2-----0---0-------0---0---|
A augmentedA|-3-----------3-------------2-------2---2-------0-|
E MajorE|-------------------------3-----------3-----------|
Part B:
|-F-----------------------|
e|-------------------------|
BB|-------------------------|
G+G|-------2-----------2-----|
D MajorD|-----3---3-------3---3---|
A augmentedA|---3-------3---3-------3-|
E MajorE|-1-----------1-----------|
Part C:
|-F-----------------------C-----------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------1-----------1-----|
G+G|-------2-----------2---------0---0-------0---0---|
D MajorD|-----3---3-------3---3-----2-------2---2-------2-|
A augmentedA|---3-------3---3-------3-3-----------3-----------|
E MajorE|-1-----------1-----------------------------------|
|maybe wrong-----------|
|-A#something-------------F-----------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------1-----------1-----------------------------|
G+G|-----3---3-------3---3---------2-----------2-----|
D MajorD|---3-------3---3-------3-----3---3-------3---3---|
A augmentedA|-1-----------1-------------3-------3---3-------3-|
E MajorE|-------------------------1-----------1-----------|
Part D:
|-D-----------------------|
e|-------2-----------2-----|
BB|-----3---3-------3---3---|
G+G|---2-------2---2-------2-|
D MajorD|-0-----------0-----------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|
Solo 1:
e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----0-/2-/4-2-2-2---2-4-4/5-5-5-5-4-2-2-2-2-0-0-|
A augmentedA|-0-0---------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------2-2-0---------------4-4/5-5-5-5-4-2-0-2-|
D MajorD|-0h2-0---------4-2-0-2h4-2-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------6-6-8-8/10-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8--------|
G+G|-0-0---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
BB|-13-11-10-11-10----10-------------10-10---10h11p10-|
G+G|----------------12----12-10-10-12------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-10-11-13-13-11-10------------11-10--------------|
G+G|-------------------10---10-12-------12-10-9-9-9--|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------11-10-------------11-10-10-3-----|
D MajorD|-10-12-12-12-12-------12-10-10-12----------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
Solo 2: ~~ ~~
e|-10-10-10-8-----------------------------8--------|
BB|------------11-10-11-10---10-11-10---10---11-10--|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------11-10-------10---|
BB|-8-10h11-10-8-10h11p10------/10---------/10------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-----11-10-8-------------8-------11-10-10-11-10--|
BB|-/10---------11-11-10-11---10/11-----------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-8---------------------------8-------------------|
BB|---11-10-10-10-11-10---10-11---11-10-11-10-8-----|
G+G|---------------------------------------------10--|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
let ring.........
e|-----------------------------------------------0-0h2-|
BB|------------------------10-10h11p10p8-10-----3-------|
G+G|-10-9-10-10/12-10-7-7----------------------2---------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------|
Tabbed by tom sugden. ceetps1@cee.hw.ac.uk
From lgm01@students.stir.ac.uk Thu Dec 19 08:57:26 1996
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| Why? , from Meat Puppets, Too High to Die |
+-------------------------------------------+
Heres my Tab for "Why ". Play it fingerstyle or with a plectrum.
There are some hammer ons in the main bits as well, like 0h3 when
your going on to the C majorC chord etc. Also, I play some of the bits,
like the FF chord bit, lower than in the song. Try playing it on
DGBe strings instead of EADG if you like. Whatever sounds best to you...
( theres no timing in the tab but its easy if you play along )
Have fun! Roof with a Hole and Chemical Garden on the way...
( / = slide, h = hammer, p = pull off, ~ = vibrato )
Song Sequence goes something like this:
(A augmentedA) * 4
(BB) * 1 or 2 ??
(C majorC) * 2
(D MajorD) * 2
(A augmentedA) * 2
(BB) * 1 or 2 ??
(C majorC) * 2
-solo 1
(A augmentedA) * 2
(BB) * 1 or 2 ??
(C majorC) * 4
(D MajorD) * 2 or 4 ??
(BB) * 2 or 4 ??
(D MajorD) * 2 or 4 ??
(BB) * 2 or 4 ??
-solo 2
Part A:
chords |-D------------------------A----------------------|
e|-------2-----------2-----------------------------|
BB|-----3---3-------3---3---------2-----------2-----|
G+G|---2-------2---2-------2-----2---2-------2---2---|
D MajorD|-0-----------0-------------2-------2---2-------2-|
A augmentedA|-------------------------0-----------0-----------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
|-C-----------------------G-----------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------1-----------1-----------------------------|
G+G|-----0---0-------0---0---------0-----------0-----|
D MajorD|---2-------2---2-------2-----0---0-------0---0---|
A augmentedA|-3-----------3-------------2-------2---2-------0-|
E MajorE|-------------------------3-----------3-----------|
Part B:
|-F-----------------------|
e|-------------------------|
BB|-------------------------|
G+G|-------2-----------2-----|
D MajorD|-----3---3-------3---3---|
A augmentedA|---3-------3---3-------3-|
E MajorE|-1-----------1-----------|
Part C:
|-F-----------------------C-----------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------1-----------1-----|
G+G|-------2-----------2---------0---0-------0---0---|
D MajorD|-----3---3-------3---3-----2-------2---2-------2-|
A augmentedA|---3-------3---3-------3-3-----------3-----------|
E MajorE|-1-----------1-----------------------------------|
|maybe wrong-----------|
|-A#something-------------F-----------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------1-----------1-----------------------------|
G+G|-----3---3-------3---3---------2-----------2-----|
D MajorD|---3-------3---3-------3-----3---3-------3---3---|
A augmentedA|-1-----------1-------------3-------3---3-------3-|
E MajorE|-------------------------1-----------1-----------|
Part D:
|-D-----------------------|
e|-------2-----------2-----|
BB|-----3---3-------3---3---|
G+G|---2-------2---2-------2-|
D MajorD|-0-----------0-----------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|
Solo 1:
e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----0-/2-/4-2-2-2---2-4-4/5-5-5-5-4-2-2-2-2-0-0-|
A augmentedA|-0-0---------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------2-2-0---------------4-4/5-5-5-5-4-2-0-2-|
D MajorD|-0h2-0---------4-2-0-2h4-2-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------6-6-8-8/10-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8--------|
G+G|-0-0---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
BB|-13-11-10-11-10----10-------------10-10---10h11p10-|
G+G|----------------12----12-10-10-12------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-10-11-13-13-11-10------------11-10--------------|
G+G|-------------------10---10-12-------12-10-9-9-9--|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------11-10-------------11-10-10-3-----|
D MajorD|-10-12-12-12-12-------12-10-10-12----------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
Solo 2: ~~ ~~
e|-10-10-10-8-----------------------------8--------|
BB|------------11-10-11-10---10-11-10---10---11-10--|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------11-10-------10---|
BB|-8-10h11-10-8-10h11p10------/10---------/10------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-----11-10-8-------------8-------11-10-10-11-10--|
BB|-/10---------11-11-10-11---10/11-----------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-8---------------------------8-------------------|
BB|---11-10-10-10-11-10---10-11---11-10-11-10-8-----|
G+G|---------------------------------------------10--|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
let ring.........
e|-----------------------------------------------0-0h2-|
BB|------------------------10-10h11p10p8-10-----3-------|
G+G|-10-9-10-10/12-10-7-7----------------------2---------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------|
Tabbed by tom sugden. ceetps1@cee.hw.ac.uk
